Bringing Communities Together
Working with local communities the city council has launched the Birmingham Digital Inclusion Strategy. It is aimed at ensuring that all our citizens can better use the opportunities that online digital services can bring to support greater equality and fairness across the city. During the pandemic many people have had […]
Carers Rights Day is an annual awareness day that recognises the vital contribution of the UK’s unpaid carers. This year’s Carers Rights Day campaign will focus on raising awareness of the rights that unpaid carers have. The pandemic has had a massive impact on the lives of carers, affecting access […]
At a special meeting of Walsall’s full council last night, Ian Shires, who served as a Walsall councillor from 1979 to 2021, was made an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Walsall. Ian was elected to represent the Willenhall North ward in May 1979, a ward he represented continuously until […]
Walsall Cabinet has approved a new scheme to help improve the standard and management of private rented Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in key parts of the borough. HMO (Houses in Multiple Occupation) refers to any property occupied by three or more unrelated people who share an amenity (for example […]
10 year old Aamira Hajee from Bolton never stops and whoever knows her will know that she’s always up for a challenge. In late August 2021 she decided to challenge herself for a worthy cause by climbing Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the UK to raise funds for her brothers […]
During a series of recent covert operations in the centre of Walsall, Trading Standards have seized bags of illegal super strength disposable vape pens from a range of shop premises. The seized vapes have an estimated street value of £14,000. During the sting Trading Standards Officers bagged up hundreds of […]
The pandemic left many 17-year-olds relying on their parents for driving tuition but, when surveyed by Young Driver, 89 per cent of driving instructors say this has meant collecting a few bad habits along the way. Despite this, 98 per cent of the 150 instructors questioned still felt extra experience […]
Maserati is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Ghibli. On 3 November 1966, the Maserati Ghibli made its debut on the world stage, at the Ghia stand at the Turin Motor Show. A new interpretation of the concept of a gran turismo car, the two-seater coupé was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The name […]
· One in eight UK men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime · Dr Rhianna McCylmont explains the main symptoms and treatment options Movember aims to raise awareness of the key health issues impacting men, helping them to identify symptoms and get diagnosed whilst their conditions are still treatable. […]
COP26 is underway, and as the conference officially opened, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) joined Islamic Relief Worldwide and religious leaders from a range of faiths and traditions gathered in Glasgow to express shared, urgent calls for climate justice. Convening at Garnethill Synagogue on Sunday, religious leaders from no less […]
